Outdoors notebook

January 3, 2014

Bass trail: The King of the Glades Team Trail begins Sunday with the Gambler Lures Only qualifier tournament on Lake Okeechobee out of Clewiston. Entry fee is $75 per team. First place pays $2,400 with 50 boats. Visit kingoftheglades.com.

Grouper closure: Remember that grouper season is closed in Atlantic waters and Monroe County Jan. 1-April 30. Visit myfwc.com/fishing.

Youth fishing: Registration is open for the Broward County Parks and Recreation Division's Jr. Bass Trail for anglers ages 12-17. Youngsters fish from johnboats while accompanied by a non-fishing adult.

Tournaments are at Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek and Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach. Tournament dates are Jan. 19, Feb. 23, March 23 and April 27. For information and to register, contact Bob Newland at 954-357-8816 or rnewland@broward.org.